# \[APP\]\[Pro\] Advanced Virtual Device (Device Capabilities App) with Unique Text Status Indicator **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** app, tools, virtual-device, device-capabilities, avd\ **Created:** [August 30, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198 "2022-08-30T19:24:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/225 "2023-02-16T16:39:26Z")
My guess is it works best with Advanced flow. ---
**Author:** ![Benji](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/benji/32/68157_2.png) [@Benji](https://community.homey.app/u/Benji)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/226 "2023-02-16T18:52:16Z")
Advanced flows have the same problem for me, when I click brand or device type, no autocomplete appears. A call to [autocomplete](https://192-168-2-21.homey.homeylocal.com/api/manager/flow/flowcardtrigger/homey:app:nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/trigger_app_device_available/autocomplete?name=brand&query=&args%5Bavailable%5D=available&args%5Bbrand%5D=undefined&args%5Bdevicetype%5D=undefined) is made, but an empty array is returned as JSON response: ![afbeelding](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/2/e/2ec9af12fd7543fd33ba0e9b47385cc96cd7bedd.png) ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/227 "2023-02-16T19:27:12Z")
Ill have another look at it asap! ---
**Author:** ![Lucasz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lucasz/32/70511_2.png) [@Lucasz](https://community.homey.app/u/Lucasz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 1:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/228 "2023-02-17T13:06:54Z")
I really like this app! Would it be possible to add a predefined list with values: - auto - low - medium - high - turbo I have built an integration with my Samsung ACs, and would like to use this list to set the AC Fan Mode. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 1:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/229 "2023-02-17T13:26:06Z")
Hey Lucasz, Welcome toe the forum! I have just written a How-To-Request a predefined list: > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Advanced Virtual Device (Device Capabilities App) with Unique Text Status Indicator](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/2): > > How to request a custom picker? Goto the topic for it: [Request custom picker for Advanced Virtual Devices from the Device Capabilities App - Homey Community Forum](https://community.homey.app/t/request-custom-picker-for-advanced-virtual-devices-from-the-device-capabilities-app/79440/3) Please send me a PM with the needed texts, and i will add them šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Lucasz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/lucasz/32/70511_2.png) [@Lucasz](https://community.homey.app/u/Lucasz)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/230 "2023-02-17T13:52:55Z")
Hi Arie, Thanks, and thanks for your quick reply! I canā€™t send PMs yet since I canā€™t find the option anywhere, so I hope this is ok: ```auto "title": { "en": "Auto, Low, Medium, High, Turbo" }, "values": [ { "id": "auto", "title": { "en": "Auto", "nl": "Auto", "de": "Auto" } }, { "id": "low", "title": { "en": "Low", "nl": "Laag", "de": "Niedrig" } }, { "id": "medium", "title": { "en": "Medium", "nl": "Medium", "de": "Mittel" } }, { "id": "high", "title": { "en": "High", "nl": "Hoog", "de": "Hoch" } }, { "id": "turbo", "title": { "en": "Turbo", "nl": "Turbo", "de": "Turbo" } } ], ``` ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/231 "2023-02-17T15:17:05Z")
Yeah, thats fine. I have added the list and itā€™s in review/test: > **[Device Capabilities](https://homey.app/en-us/app/nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/Device-Capabilities/test/)** > > Enhance the capabilities of devices ---
**Author:** ![Emile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emile/32/115314_2.png) [@Emile](https://community.homey.app/u/Emile)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/232 "2023-02-22T16:46:35Z")
Thanks for taking the effort to make Homey better \<3 What about we just make it possible to select any custom string-type capability to show on the deviceā€™s tile? Seems like the most elegant solution to me! ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2023, 7:25pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/233 "2023-02-22T19:25:24Z")
> [@Emile](#): > > Thanks for taking the effort to make Homey better \<3 Youā€™re welcome! And thanks for letting me (try)! šŸ˜‰ > [@Emile](#): > > What about we just make it possible to select any custom string-type capability to show on the deviceā€™s tile? Seems like the most elegant solution to me! Well yeah, that would be very nice, neat, more consistant and probebly less -if-then-else-else-else statements for you to program šŸ˜‰ So, i am aboluty down with that idea! ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/234 "2023-02-23T09:25:18Z")
> [@Benji](#): > > Advanced flows have the same problem for me, when I click brand or device type, no autocomplete appears. > A call to [autocomplete](https://192-168-2-21.homey.homeylocal.com/api/manager/flow/flowcardtrigger/homey:app:nl.qluster-it.DeviceCapabilities/trigger_app_device_available/autocomplete?name=brand&query=&args%5Bavailable%5D=available&args%5Bbrand%5D=undefined&args%5Bdevicetype%5D=undefined) is made, but an empty array is returned as JSON response: This has finally been resolved in version 2.9.20. ---
**Author:** ![Jerome\_Revillard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jerome_revillard/32/33414_2.png) [@Jerome\_Revillard](https://community.homey.app/u/Jerome_Revillard)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/235 "2023-02-23T14:04:00Z")
Hello all, I hope that Iā€™m in the good forum for my question. Actually I try for the first time to use this wonderful app. The first thing that I want to try is to import a TEF (The demo one actually: [The Flow Exchange(r) - Exchange Your Flows with Others! - #3 by Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/t/the-flow-exchange-r-exchange-your-flows-with-others/68981/3)). Iā€™m opening the app settings, click on import, paste the TEF in the text area, click on ā€œRead Flowsā€ and ā€¦ nothingā€¦ I tried with other TEF without success. Could somebody explain to me what could be the problem please ? Best, Jerome ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/236 "2023-02-23T14:32:59Z")
> [@Jerome\_Revillard](#): > > Could somebody explain to me what could be the problem please ? Hey Jerome, im looking into it, but quick question? Which version of DC are you on? Because the last few days, there was a bug in it making TEFs not work. That was solved in this mornings published version. EDIT * * * NVM, itā€™s a bug in DC, ill solve it asap. Sorry about that, but for HP2023 i have made many changes to DC and by mistake, to solve another bug, i release an HP2023 build into live. Now, i thought i had solved all issues, but that seems to be not the case. Iā€™ll let you know when i have it working again. EDIT * * * This only effects TEF export/import, templates etc. Not AVDs themself or the rest of the apps functionalities. ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 2:39pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/237 "2023-02-23T14:39:39Z")
I am really looking forward to using my ā€œoldā€ Homey for development and building some good release-streets, to avoid this kind of bugā€™s creeping into production version. And, i wasnā€™t aware (a while ago) that WebApi would also change to version 3 and boy, it has some important differences between old en new Homey (being worked on however). ---
**Author:** ![Jerome\_Revillard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jerome_revillard/32/33414_2.png) [@Jerome\_Revillard](https://community.homey.app/u/Jerome_Revillard)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/238 "2023-02-23T14:49:33Z")
I use the very latest DC version with Homey pro 2019 so indeedā€¦ Iā€™m affected by the issue šŸ™‚ Best, Jerome ---
**Author:** ![Rrrr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/rrrr/32/629_2.png) [@Rrrr](https://community.homey.app/u/Rrrr)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/239 "2023-02-23T15:38:52Z")
Amazing app, kudos!! [This comment](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/55) helped me to finally change the status indicator to any of the tagged variables. Unless I missed it, allow me to suggest you add this (or an additional reference) to your initial explanation? ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/240 "2023-02-23T16:45:02Z")
> [@Rrrr](#): > > your initial explanation? What do you mean by this? Which one? In the app during AVD creation? In the App settings? The first Post of this Topic? ---
**Author:** ![Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/arie_j_godschalk/32/63027_2.png) [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](https://community.homey.app/u/Arie_J_Godschalk)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/241 "2023-02-23T16:47:56Z")
> [@Jerome\_Revillard](#): > > I use the very latest DC version with Homey pro 2019 so indeedā€¦ Iā€™m affected by the issue šŸ™‚ Solved. Altho the athom-api is deprecated, and we are supose to use the homey-api, i just switched back to athom-api. Homey-api keept giving errors an, itā€™s slow, eats memory and it doesnā€™t react to events. Thuse, i didnā€™t work (correct). Now i have switched back, all issues are gonne (i havent removed all work for the HP2023, no worries). Update to 2.9.22 and enjoy AVD, TFE and there TEFā€™s! ---
**Author:** ![Jerome\_Revillard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/jerome_revillard/32/33414_2.png) [@Jerome\_Revillard](https://community.homey.app/u/Jerome_Revillard)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/242 "2023-02-23T17:09:34Z")
Works ! thanks a lot for your reactivity ! What should I understand from the fact that athom-api is deprecated ? Does it mean Homey pro 2019 = athom-api and Homey pro 2023 = homey-api and that things will start not to work anymore for HP2019 ? Best, Jerome ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/243 "2023-02-23T17:16:42Z")
> [@Arie\_J\_Godschalk](#): > > What do you mean by this? Which one? > In the app during AVD creation? > In the App settings? > The first Post of this Topic? Imho I think it is most effective when this is explained above the ā€˜Device Classā€™ line in Device Settings. Else in the first post of this topic? Something like: ā€œStatus indicator (mobile app): to show a value as status indicator on the device tile, select one by editing the deviceā€ ![Screenshot from 2023-02-23 18-06-41](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/f/2/f2f8306d658defdaa2c0a962ffb70169beba3fae.png) ---
**Author:** ![Emile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/emile/32/115314_2.png) [@Emile](https://community.homey.app/u/Emile)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198/245 "2023-02-23T18:32:55Z")
Iā€™m sorry, but youā€™re seeing ghosts. Any app should not hold `async onInit`, and because Iā€™ve added a helpful message (instead of a cryptic ā€˜CreateClientTimeoutā€™) you think I am targeting your apps? I have no idea what your apps do, or what they need, but any app should simply resolve `onInit` a.s.a.p. and in the Web API calls should await whatever you need. Thatā€™s just good programming. [Previous page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198.md?page=11) [Next page](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-advanced-virtual-device-device-capabilities-app-with-unique-text-status-indicator/68198.md?page=13)